Brando, Author at The Dankles

Guild (feat. Mac Miller) – Earl Sweatshirt

by Brando on May 23, 2013 • No Comments

We still have yet to see a release date or a tracklist for Earl Sweatshirt‘s debut album, Doris, but we do have a few singles (“Chum”, “Whoa”) that have done nothing but increase the already enormous hype for the album. Back in March, videos starting floating around the internet of Earl Sweatshirt performing new songs...

Hip-Hop

Owl Pharaoh – Travis Scott [FREE MIXTAPE]

by Brando on May 22, 2013 • No Comments

There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Travis Scott yet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know his name now. The Houston rapper was featured on Kanye‘s Cruel Summer project, with production and a verse on “Sin City,” and was more recently featured in XXL‘s Freshmen Class of 2013. After a year of delays...

ON! – The Jet Age of Tomorrow

by Brando on May 21, 2013 • No Comments

While most of the attention of Odd Future has recently been focused on Tyler, the Creator with his recent release of Wolf, and Earl Sweatshirt, whose upcoming Doris is one of the most hyped albums in hip-hop history, there are secret weapons in the group like The Internet and The Jet Age of Tomorrow. The...

Chill / Electronic

Perfectly – Ryan Hemsworth

by Brando on May 14, 2013 • No Comments

Ryan Hemsworth has a way of making original, unique music that sounds familiar upon first listen like no one else can. He is releasing an EP of instrumentals next week, and got us even more excited for it by dropping a few of them in his recent mix for Downtown Music Festival. Now we have...

Dubstep / Electronic / Hip-Hop / Mixes / Trap

HARD Summer Future Stars Mini-Mix – Paper Diamond [FREE DL]

by Brando on May 14, 2013 • No Comments

This year’s HARD Summer is taking place in downtown LA at the beginning of August, and HARD has started to highlight some of the names that may be overshadowed by the incredibly stacked and diverse lineup. The first featured artist is Colorado’s own Paper Diamond, who is constantly busy touring the country and releasing new...

Chill / Electronic / Remix / Sexy Swag

The Socialites (AlunaGeorge Remix) – Dirty Projectors

by Brando on May 13, 2013 • No Comments

Dirty Projectors are releasing a remix EP of my favorite track off their newest album, “The Socialites,” featuring Joe Goddard (of Hot Chip), Falty DL, and Dankles favorites AlunaGeorge. Amber Coffman, whose vocals were featured on Major Lazer‘s “Get Free” starts off the song with her beautiful vocals, but it doesn’t take long for AlunaGeorge‘s...

Chill / Electronic / Remix / Sexy Swag

Make a Move (Branchez Remix) – Sweater Beats [FREE DL]

by Brando on May 7, 2013 • No Comments

It’s been two months since Branchez released his last remix, a spectacular take on Rihanna’s “Stay,” and I have probably listened to it every day since its release. Now the New York producer is back with a new remix, this time reworking a track from fellow East Coast beatmaker Sweater Beats, turning “Make a Move”...

Beats / Hip-Hop

Bookfiends (feat. DOOM) – Clams Casino

by Brando on Apr 30, 2013 • No Comments

When I put this song on for this first time my friend immediately asked “who produced this?” because the amazing, spacey, Flylo-inspired intro immediately pulls you in. Instantly after that, she smiled and said “Ohh, this is Clams,” and I think that is a perfect representation of how unique of a producer Clams Casino really...

Remix

Entertainment (Dirty Projectors Remix) – Phoenix [FREE DL]

by Brando on Apr 26, 2013 • No Comments

Phoenix‘s “Entertainment” has only been out for a few weeks, but already there are fans across the country that know every word to the song, and perhaps have even already gotten tired of these overly catchy pop hooks. On top of that, we have seen countless remixes of the track by everyone from Blood Orange...

Electronic / Remix / Witch House

Sad Eyes (Huoratron Remix) – Crystal Castles [FREE DL]

by Brando on Apr 22, 2013 • No Comments

Finland producer Huoratron wastes no time in getting down to business on his remix of “Sad Eyes,” off the third Crystal Castles LP released last year, with a Prodigy-sounding beat laid over the original within the first few seconds. Then Alice Glass‘ haunting, far-out vocals come in and Huoratron begins to pick up the intensity,...

Beats / Electronic / Remix / Sexy Swag

Attracting Flies (S-Type Remix) – AlunaGeorge

by Brando on Apr 22, 2013 • No Comments

Every one has been hopping on the train to remix AlunaGeorge, and I can’t help but make the comparison between the UK duo and the year Lana Del Rey last year- needless to say, I am incredibly excited for their debut album to be released July 1st. Scotland’s S-Type is the latest to remix the track...

Hip-Hop / R&B

Girls Love Beyonce (feat. James Fauntleroy) – Drake [FREE DL]

by Brando on Apr 16, 2013 • No Comments

Back in 2012, the notorious Big Ghostface listed Drake as #2 in his annual “Softest Niggas in the Game,” but has since retracted that statement after Drake‘s excellent 2013 releases, “5AM in Toronto” and “Started From the Bottom”. Now Drake is back with a new track, and it’s different from both of the tracks we’ve...

Beats / Down-tempo / Electronic / Remix

Changes (James Blake Remix) – Mala

by Brando on Apr 15, 2013 • No Comments

After lots of teasing, we now finally have the new remix we’ve been waiting for by a very hyped about artist. Oh by the way, he also happened to just release a spectacular sophomore album last week. If you’re reading this and haven’t heard the amazing new album from James Blake, GO LISTEN NOW, because...

Beats / Electro / Electronic / Glitch-Hop / Hip-Hop

Around the Block (feat. Talib Kweli) – Pretty Lights [FREE DL]

by Brando on Apr 15, 2013 • No Comments

As we’ve acknowledged before, it has been three years since the world has seen a body of work from Pretty Lights, one of our generation’s pioneering producers. We’ve had singles and videos, but only mysterious references to an EP or LP. Well, the wait is finally over. Just last night, Derek Vincent Smith announced that...

Disco / Soul

Self-Titled – Jai Paul [ALBUM STREAM]

by Brando on Apr 13, 2013 • 1 Comment

UPDATE: This record has been taken off of BandCamp and is an illegal leak according to Jai Paul. Check out his tweet regarding the album below, and in the meantime go listen to “Jasmine (demo)” again until we hear more from the artist or XL Recordings on the issue. To confirm: demos on bandcamp were...